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humanodon  ·  4146 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How does one become nonchalantly hilarious?

    Even so, I'd like to think that maybe I taught something to the kids in the young offenders prison where I once worked. Nah, probably not.

For me, there is a difference between teaching and learning. Namely, one is in control of what they teach, but not what is learned. So, it's likely that the young offenders learned something from you, even if they did not learn from what was taught, you know? I know that some will accuse me of splitting hairs, but I think the difference is actually quite pronounced.